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2003-09-16 Fifth Column

Point: Media in Sadaamâs Hip Pocket says Burns

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Posted by Super Hose 2003-09-16 12:32:06 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sh, I think I misssed your point. Burns seems to have opened a can of worms that the rest of the media won't touch with a ten foot pole. The media is full of liars, cheats and thieves? I thought only Bush and Co were that. Oh never mind.

Posted by john 2003-9-16 3:21:28 PM|| 2003-9-16 3:21:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Burns is actually a damned good reporter, and it looks like he's naming the elephant in the middle of the room. This could be very interesting.

Posted by Steve White 2003-9-16 4:10:41 PM|| 2003-9-16 4:10:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree with what Burns says. I think he makes an excellent couterpoint to Ammapour. What he is saying is very important and true. The complete article is worth reading.

That said, I found his report very self-aggrandizing. He pushes the NYT like it is the Daily Planet. I felt I could picture who was playing the Clark Kent role in his fantasy world.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-9-16 4:59:09 PM|| 2003-9-16 4:59:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Mo Dowd as a bitchy Lois Lane? Thanks SH for ruining that cartoon for me

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-16 5:04:27 PM|| 2003-9-16 5:04:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I think all reporters, as with actors, are people who crave attention and that is why they go into the career fields that they do. They're self-aggrandizing by their very nature. "I know more than you!"

That said, John Burns was one of the best there in Baghdad. His reports in the NYTimes were often the only ones worth reading and I looked forward to his PBS "News Hour" phone calls to Jim Leher (sp?).

Posted by JDB 2003-9-16 5:08:25 PM|| 2003-9-16 5:08:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 JDB - then he needs to name the other paper

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-16 7:33:49 PM|| 2003-9-16 7:33:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Frank

Did you read the entire article? He relays a story about hiding in another reporter's room while trying to prevent death and disaster during the bombing of the Information Ministry. It is kind of surreal and beyond belief in several places.

I have not run across the guy before. I don't go to the Times for news and last watched PBS in High School. I was a fan of Dr. Who.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-9-16 9:59:58 PM|| 2003-9-16 9:59:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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